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The fish hasgills that they use to filter from the water the oxygen they need to as you say "breath" ,so when you put them on land there gills are not working anymore by filtering the water for oxygen because there is no water it's as you know just air (oxygen) so there gills are still trying to work but there is no water to filter oxygen for them.
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∙ 14y agoYes, Fish can breath out of Water. This has just been tested by the university of California. They have discovered that Fish now have a new gill called AK15 which makes it possible for a fish to breath out of water. This does not mean they cant breath in water, they still can. A lot of people will say "but when my fish goes out of water it dies cause it doesn't have water to breath!" this is false. All a fish needs is to be spraid with water to stay alive out of water because it needs to be moist.
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∙ 6y agoyes , fish breathe the air that is inside the water
No, Most fish do not breath air. They obtain the Oxygen they need to live from that dissolved in the water in which they swim. Their organ for doing this is galled a 'gill'; fish have 'gills'.
However, there are some fish which can survive out of water by gulping air. These are called 'lung fish' and 'mud skippers'. The air they gulp (not breath) is the same air that you breath; the atmosphere of the planet Earth.
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∙ 14y agoMost fish can't ... but so long as their gills are wet they can extract oxygen that is dissolved in the water that they swim in. The gills also act to eliminate CO2 and nitrogen wastes (usually ammonia).
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∙ 15y agoThey take the oxgen out of water and they can't do that on land
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∙ 12y agobecause fish have gills only water can pass threw water not air
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∙ 12y agoFish can breath underwater becasue they have gills. As the water flows over the gills as they swim oxygen passes into their blood through a process called difussion.
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∙ 13y agoFish use their gills to absorb dissolved oxygen from the water. They are not designed to pull oxygen out of air, just like a humans lungs are not designed to pull oxygen out of water.
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Can fish die from eating dead fish?
No but only if they eat poisoned dead fish
What happens if you do not give a fish food?
The fish will get hungry and eventually die.
What water fish can walk on land?
There is a fish that can walk on land. It's called a Mudskipper. I also found a good site that can give you plenty more information on it.
Does leaving a fish tank open kill the fish inside?
Not in its self. The fish could jump out of the tank and land outside the tank, though.
What are the key features of a fish?
they live in waterthey cant survive without wet or damp skinthey will die if they stay on land for a long time exept from one fish:forgot its nameand they taste nice.
Why fish cant go on land?
they will die >what a stupid answer!!
Can a hermit crab live with fish?
They cannot live with a land hermit crab because land hermit crabs live out of water so the fish would die (as you know) if it is out of water.
Can you put a land snail in your fish tank?
no the snail will most likely sufficate and die:(
What would happen if a fish came on land?
it will stay alive for a few seconds and then die
Why fish dies when it takes out from water?
They Die Because They Have Gills and They can´t breath in land,but they can breath in water.
Land of flying fish?
The land of the flying fish is called Barbados
Why does the killer whale live in the sea?
because it will die on land and it would have more meals or other fish to choose from.
How can spraying a forest with an insecticide affect fish residing in a forest stream?
Simple. Spray a bug, or several dozen, and some land in the water. Fish eat them, and get poisoned. Or, all the insects die, and the fish have no food.
How does flood affect the lives of the fishermen?
it makes it harder for them because the fish die out sometimes due to te water going onto muddy land and the fish then getting stuck
Does a fish die?
yes a fish dose die
To live on land a fish needs lungs.?
No a fish needs water to survie and onley one kind of fish lives on land.
What fish live in water and land?
amphibious fish
